F94.2: Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood
F94.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F94.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- reactive attachment disorder of childhood (F94.1)
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Affectionless psychopathy
- Institutional syndrome
Other codes that can never be billed with F94.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- F94.1Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F94.2 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
- A56685Billing and Coding: Partial Hospitalization Programs
- A56850Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs
- A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Institutional syndrome(childhood)
- Disorder›disinhibited attachment(childhood)
- Institutionalization, affecting child›disinhibited attachment
- Psychopathy, psychopathic›affectionless
- Syndrome›institutional(childhood)
- Disorder›attachment›disinhibited
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.